It looks like Lead Assembly Tech, Sean Bliss, is holding this duct part in place with his intention alone, but he is actually getting a little help from Engineer Tanner Vaughn, off-camera. This...
Switchblade Updates
INTERCOOLER OUTLET DUCT – December 22, 2021
The composites team completed this carbon fiber part just before Christmas. It's the first of 3 intercooler outlet duct parts, which will direct the heated air coming from the intercooler, out of...
OUR FLYING CAR PACKAGE IS COMING TOGETHER! – December 21, 2021
Our Samson 3 engine and the tube frame were recently bolted back up to the main body! This allowed the assembly team to do further work connecting the engine to the radiator and to the intercooler....
ENGINE COMPUTER – December 20, 2021
As part of the engine electrical installation, we have made a bracket to mount the various electronic components, including the MoTeC engine computer. Contact Us
CHECK OUT SAMSON’S VIRTUAL EXHIBIT AT TECHFEST 2021, BOMBAY, INDIA – December 17, 2021
The biggest Science and Technology Festival in Asia! https://3d.xporium.com/iitb_hallslot2/#autoplay (Samson Sky is directly on your right as you start down the aisle) There's a video on a screen on...
DUCT DESIGN BEING 3D PRINTED – December 17, 2021
We are using 3D printing in an ever-increasing way. For instance, engineer Tanner Vaughn created a design for the radiator ducting, shown in green below, and the intercooler duct shown in blue....
ENGINE ELECTRICAL HOOKED UP – December 16, 2021
Our simplified engine wiring harness was connected to the engine, and lengths were checked to make sure all was adequate. In the image below you can see the harness on the engine waiting to be...
ENGINE FINAL INSTALL INTO TUBE FRAME – December 14, 2021
The Samson 3 engine was placed back into the Switchblade tube frame so that the final wiring, plumbing of fuel, radiator and intercooler piping, and attachment of the alternator and oil reservoir...